Where does “विमुक्ति” come from?

विमुक्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

विमुक्ति (Sanskrit): release, liberation

Definitions

  1. release, liberation

Ancestry of “विमुक्ति”, step by step

विमुक्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविapart; asunder; in different directions
2Proto-Indo-Aryan
3Proto-Indo-Iranian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Sanskrit मुक्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुक्तिsetting or becoming free, release, liberation,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

Words derived from “विमुक्ति

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan